Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

2

Material Format

sound recording

Date

9 Nov. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 17 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He narrates his visit to Prague, highlighting the Old Jewish Cemetery, where one of his wife's ancestors had been buried, and the Alt-neu Shul (Old New Synagogue), the oldest active synagogue in Europe. He provides his impressions of the trip and his view of Jewish life behind the Iron Curtain.

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Places

Europe, Eastern

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

9

Material Format

sound recording

Date

2 Nov. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 12 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He comments on the death of Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, who had passed away a few weeks prior in Reno, Nevada, at the age of 87. He also talks about his three-week trip to Belgium, Holland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. He notes his visit to a Belzer synagogue in Antwerp and his visits to the main synagogues of Brussels and Budapest.

Name Access

Feinberg, Abraham L., 1899-

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Places

Europe, Eastern

Europe, Western

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-8-12

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

sound recording

Physical Description

4 folders

2 audio discs (ca. 82 min.) : vinyl

Date

1903-1986

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Nirenberg family. Included are four folders of textual and graphic material documenting folk singer Miriam Nirenberg (née Goldberg), her husband Eliezar Nirenberg, and their two sons, Les and Harvey Nirenberg. Included also are two copies of Miriam Nirenberg's Folksongs in the East European Jewish Tradition on vinyl.

Use Conditions

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Access copies (jpg) have been created for the photographs; preservation copies (tif) have been created for the most fragile documents.

Finding aids: Caption table available for photographs.

Asssociated material: Records of Mariam Nirenberg's niece, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett,are located in the YIVO Archives and Library, including Kirshenblatt-Gimblett's field recordings of Mariam Nirenberg.

Accruals: Further accruals are expected.

Subjects

Families

Folk singers

Name Access

Nirenberg (family)

Nirenberg, Mariam

Places

Europe, Eastern

Ontario

Source

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